1 Kings 15:29
in 1 Kings 15As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam: he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him; according unto the saying of Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
KJV
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
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This verse in 1 Kings 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam,.... That he might have no rival, or any that could pretend any title to the crown: he left not Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite; not that his intention in destroying Jeroboam's family was to fulfil that prophecy, but so it was eventually; see 1Ki 14:10.
This site's exposition
he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam
on 1 Kings 15:29-30
Baasha destroys the house of Jeroboam “according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite”, the sentence of 14:10-14. The book states the fulfilment as plainly as the oracle. Verse 30 names the ground again, the sins Jeroboam committed and caused Israel to commit.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
He smote all the house of Jeroboam - This was according to Ahijah’s prophetic declaration; see 1Ki 14:10, 1Ki 14:14. Thus God made use of one wicked man to destroy another.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
when he reigned, he smote all the house of Jeroboam--It was according to a barbarous practice too common in the East, for a usurper to extirpate all rival candidates for the throne; but it was an accomplishment of Ahijah's prophecy concerning Jeroboam (1Ki 14:10, 11).
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The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כְמָלְכ֗וֹ | khemalekho | when became king he | H4427 → | 348 times |
| הִכָּה֙ | hikah | he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִשְׁאִ֧יר | hishir | he left | H7604 → | 133 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נְשָׁמָ֛ה | neshamah | breathing thing | H5397 → | |
| לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם | leyaraveam | of Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הִשְׁמִד֑וֹ | hishmido | he had destroyed it | H8045 → | 90 times |
| כִּדְבַ֣ר | kidvar | according to [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֔ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַבְדּ֖וֹ | avdo | servant his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| אֲחִיָּ֥ה | ʾachiyah | Ahijah | H281 → | 24 times |
| הַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃ | hashiloni | <the> Shilonite | H7888 → | 6 times |
וַיְהִ֣יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כְמָלְכ֗וֹwhen became king he
khemalekhoH4427 →348 times
הִכָּה֙he struck down
hikahH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הִשְׁאִ֧ירhe left
hishirH7604 →133 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
נְשָׁמָ֛הbreathing thing
neshamahH5397 →
לְיָרָבְעָ֖םof Jeroboam
leyaraveamH3379 →104 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הִשְׁמִד֑וֹhe had destroyed it
hishmidoH8045 →90 times
כִּדְבַ֣רaccording to [the] word of
kidvarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֔רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
עַבְדּ֖וֹservant his
avdoH5650 →799 times
אֲחִיָּ֥הAhijah
ʾachiyahH281 →24 times
הַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃<the> Shilonite
hashiloniH7888 →6 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to…
it leads to
- Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- 2 Kings 10:29
but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
- Hebrews 2:1
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Psalms 78:10
They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
- Proverbs 4:23
Through
2 Kings 19:25Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
it leads to
- Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Isaiah 37:26–27
Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
- Isaiah 46:10–11
I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Isaiah 10:5–6
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
- Isaiah 45:7
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Kings.